Join the Cosplay Collective for a special Valentine's Day episode where we interview three of the collective's significant others! Jody, Patrick, and Lauren talk with us about romance anime, couples cosplay (past and future), and the ups and downs of being the partners of competitive cosplayers. What happens to our special couples when they arrive at the convention? Listen now to find out!

Looking for a romance anime to warm up with during the cold winter months? Some of our recommended anime include: Horimiya, Toradora!, Tomo-chan is a Girl!, A Sign of Affection, My Dress-Up Darling, Science Fell in Love so I Tried to Prove It, Recovery of an MMO Junkie, and more!

You can find some of our guests on Instagram:

Jody - https://www.instagram.com/jhopp385/

Lauren - https://www.instagram.com/deina_lambda/

Pat - A man of class and mystery

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective for our 50th episode as we dive deep into our hosts background and see exactly how well we all know one another, through a set of curated trivia questions. This week we have JJ from Bulletdancer Cosplay. Will this be the first time the collective gets a 100% completion, or was the lore hidden behind a true last boss too difficult to defeat? Listen now to find out!!!

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Check out Bullet at: https://www.instagram.com/bulletdancercosplay/

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the cosplay collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we kick it up a notch with Akudama Drive, a Cyberpunk show about a normal girl sucked into the world of super criminals after picking up some loose change. Will we learn the same lesson our protagonist does, or is this show a a lucky penny? Listen now to find out.

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Watch Laid Back Camp on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GKEH2G440/akudama-drive

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we dive deep into our hosts background and see exactly how well we all know one another, through a set of curated trivia questions. This week we have Sahara from HS Cosplayers. Has anyone unearthed all the answers in our quiz about Sahara, or does he remain a mystery lost in the sands of time to the collective? Listen now to find out!!

Check out Sahara at: https://www.instagram.com/hs_cosplayers/ or https://www.facebook.com/HatakeSaharaCosplay

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we chat with out of this world cosplayer "Stars of Cassiopeia". She invites us behind the curtain of judging at conventions. What do the judges do to prepare for the event, how they distribute tasks during the judging process itself, how feedback typically works and of course, a couple tips to bring your costume or performance to the next level. What are these secrets hidden away in the stars? Listen now to find out!

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Find Stars of Cassiopeia:

- On her Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/starsofcassiopeia/

- On her website: https://www.starsofcassiopeia.com/

Find the Cosplay Collective NE on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the cosplay collective as we spin up the ol' gramophone and share some of our favorite Ops and Eds to anime. Each of us submit 3 of the countless tracks we enjoy. Do our tracks make history or is our taste in an inner universe separate from your own? Listen now to find out!

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Listen to our playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6uEyz4hePAK716R1l9hMBr?si=7ac5826cc55c4d04

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the cosplay collective for our Anime of the Month, where we watch 3 episodes of an anime and determine if we're going to finish the series. This month we kick back, bundle up, and enjoy a nice warm and cozy time in Laid-Back Camp, a slice of life show about cute girls going camping. Will the collective be joining the girls out at the campsite? Listen now to find out!

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Watch Laid Back Camp on Crunchyroll: https://www.crunchyroll.com/series/GRWEW95KR/laid-back-camp

Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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Join the Cosplay Collective as we look back at the year that was 2024. What were the big events that we are glad we didn't miss, the cosplay that we loved making and seeing, and our favorite podcast episodes we recorded. What're we looking forward to in 2025? Listen now to find out!

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Find us in Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenecosplaycollective/

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